Direction-indicator for vehicles.



H. n. Hmmm. A, mfc'lon mmcnon for: VEHICLES.

APPLICMIGI FILED SULZI. i911.

Paten'te Sept. 3, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

l HUMPHREY D. HABROI), 0F FRANKFURT, KENTUCKY.

DIRECTION-INDICATOR FOR VEHICLESK. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led September 21, 1917. Serial No'. 192,552.

To-all whom it may concern it nown that I, HUMPHREY D. Han nomia citizen of the United States, residing at Frankfort, in -the county of Franklin and 4State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Im )rovements in Direction- Indicators for' chicles, of'which thel followlng 1s he present invention relates to signals, andaimst'o provide a 'signal primarily designed for use in connection wlth motoroperated vehicles, for the purpose of indicat` y'ing to pedestrians andthe drivers of otherV traveling vehicles the intended course which the vehicle isabout to pursue when approaching the intersection of streets, thus obviatingcasualties.

The principal object of the present inv'ention is to provide a signal for the above mentioned purpose, embodying but few parts, the disposition of which .is such as to produce a signal which 1s easy and convenO if the' machine.

ient to manipulatefrom the drivers seat of The nature and advantagesof the invention will be better understood when the following detail description 1s read mconnection with the accompanying drawing. the

` invention residing in the construction, comthereto.

. vertically disposed beneath the hood of the bination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this speciication like'numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the severalV views and wherein Figure 1 is a yfrafgn'ientary side elevation of a machine showingr the Fig. 2 Vis a sectional view taken on line -2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figg shows several of the parts in detail.

A signal constructed in accordance with my invention preferably embodies abracket formed from any suitable material, such as strap iron or thelike, thebracket being indicated at 10 and possessing a substantially rectangular configuration.4 The bracket is car and hasits uppermost branchengaged against and riveted or otherwise secured thereto as at 11. The hood of thevehicle 1s y.])'ro\\'idedFaith a' small opening i through ,which is passed the reduced threaded portion .of a'hushing, While secured to said threaded ,portion of the bushing beneath the hood `is a nut for holdingthe bushing fixed signal attached shatt- 19 is an arm 25 having a lulndlejor n knob 2G adapted to be grasped for 'the pur-i upon the hood. The head ofthe bushing indlcated at 12 provides a broad bearing surface which rests upon the exterior surface of the hood. The bushinghis provided with a longitudinal b ore openin? at both-ends, and positioned in this bore o Patented sept. 351918. i

r rotation isa stem 14. The stem projects an appreciable distance `above the' hood.. and supports horizontallyy an arrow'l through the instrumentality of which the 'direction of travel of the vehicle is indicated.

Horizontally disposed. and journalcd between the opposed sides of thebracket is a shaft 16 provided with a worm |rear 17 which 'meshes with a cog wheel 18 disposed at right angles to the worm and carried by the stem 14A. Manifestly when the shaft 1G is rotated in one or the other direction, the

Set screws 22 or other suitable 16 and 19 respectively.- One end oi the shaft 1f) projectsthrough the dash hoard, and a disk 23 which is secured to the .dash in full view of the operator of the vehicle. At suitalJly spaced intervals on` one face, of the disk-are arranged the letters L. S. 1i. ludicative ofthe words Leftf Straight andr Right Fixed upon this extremity ot' the pose of rotating' the shaft 19, with a resulta nt turning of the indicating arrow. Obviously the knob or handle 2G cooperates with the letters L@ S. li., the latter-.serving as a` guide for the operator in manipulating the arrow without constantly Watching the latte'r. Normally the arrow is in a` straight? wav position. and when it is desired to turn,

to the left, the knob 2.6 is swung in a direction to coincide witlrthe letter L. or the Word Left whichever may happen to be used on the disk Duringd'his movement of the knob the shaft 19 is rotated "with a resultant turning of the arrow to the" left, thus informing pedestrians and operators of Yother traveling vehicles ofthe intent of the 'driver of the automobileto turn to the left. 711ml it is dehjired to turn to the right,- the knob 2G is swung ina reverse direetion to coincide with the letter R or the word Right on the disk 23, whereupon the arrow is turned to point in this direction. Under ordinary conditions, or when the vehicle is tra reling forwardly, the knol) 20 is positioned to coincide with the letter S..- during:r whieh time the arrow is 'maintained in a straightway position. The nal is not only simple in (,onstruction` and consequently convenient to manipulate` but it will be noted that the meehanism ot' the arrow largelyis concealed from view he heath t-heliood of the ear` h i' reason ot' whieh faet the arrow may be painted ditferent colorel to add to the ormnnental appearanee of the maehine.

While it. is believed that from the foregoing description the nature and adrantages ot the invention will he readilir apparent, I dexire to hare it understood that what in herein shown and deserihed is merely illus` tl'at'ive ot' tht` preferred einhodiment ot' the invention. and that urli ehangen may he re- 4oi-ted to when desired as tall within the .et-ope of what is elaimed.

'hat is elainied is:-

A\ -direeton lSignal for motor vehicles coinpriwiugV a substantially reetangular shaped 4upon the remaining horizontally diSpoSed -cured against the hood, a biishing haring a.

reduced threaded portion passed througijh the top of said hood, a nut secured to said threaded portion for holdinr the buehinfl fixed upon the hood, seid hns'iing having a longitudinal bore opening at; both ends` a vertically disposed' shaft arranged within the bore and mounted for rotation. said shaft haring its lower extremity jonrnaled portion of the bracket, with the oppositeextreniity projeeting-exterior-ly of the hood, :in arrow earried h the exposed extren'tity of the shaft, fr cog carried by the shaft and arranged beneath the hood, the second horizontally, disposed Shaft ranged beneath, the hood and having or extremity journaled between the rertre ly disposed par allel portion of the brae` the opposite, ex treinity of the shaft being journaled in the dash hoard of the rehieie. a worm on the, second shaft meshing' with the Cog wherehj,v

both ot' lmid shafts are tnrit'ed in unison, and

mean l for operating the cond mentioned shaft.

In testimony whereof I atiix--iny signature HUMPHREY D. .HARROD. 

